April 2023

Established by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the Month of the Military Child has since been celebrated every April to recognize the 1.6 million children of our men and women in uniform.

Jackie D. Sanders was born in Union City on May 13, 1932, to Bill and Ruth (Drew) Sanders. He was the third of five children. Union City was Jack’s home his entire life. He graduated from Union City High School in 1950. He joined the Army National Guard, 45th Infantry Division.

DIVORCES GRANTED Beulah Aliene Green vs. Chance Alan Green. Brittany Marie Edwards vs. Charles Aaron Anderson. Jeremy D. Brady vs. Laranda Brady. Terrance Holland vs. Leann Holland. Curtis Kyle Ray Robertson vs. Brooklynn Marie Robertson. Shana D. Stevens vs. Ashton G. Stevens.

Members of the Canadian County Elementary Honor Society - Maple School Chapter, front row from left, Harper Looper, Payton Blagg, Halli Ferguson, Ellie Shamblin, Alice Park and Gavin Basler; back row, Brantlie Charmasson, Pierson Brandley, Maelee Moss, Ethan Brooks, Jackson Arnold and Presley...

On April 25, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intention to seek re-election in 2024. “The question we’re facing,” Biden says in his announcement video, “is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

DEL CITY – While other schools in the league were left scrambling to make up lost games due to rain, a little sacrifice by El Reno High School’s baseball team led to the Indians third straight sweep.

El Reno High School’s track teams took part in the first of two meets last week at the 2023 Weatherford Eagle Invitational, with the boys team taking 13th overall. Bugg Elledge had the highest finish among the boys with a sixth-place effort in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.90 seconds.

After a series of near misses in recent years, El Reno High School is headed back to the Class 5A Girls State Golf Championships with a full squad. El Reno took fourth place in the Class 5A West Regional played on the Aqua Canyon Course at Cimarron National Golf Club in Guthrie last week.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite holding a 14-6 edge in shots during the second half, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 match to Mount St. Mary last week. The loss was the third in a row for El Reno, which closes out the 2023 season with a 5-8 record.

OKLAHOMA CITY – In one of the quickest matches this season, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Mount St. Mary last week to close out the 2023 season. Both the boys and girls matches were trimmed back to a pair of 30-minute halves separated by a five-minute halftime.